Kaliski Klub Sportowy 1925 Kalisz , often shortened to just KKS Kalisz , historically in the past named KKS Włókniarz 1925 Kalisz and Włókniarz Kalisz , is a Polish football club based in Kalisz , Poland . The men's senior team is currently playing in the II liga . The club also runs women's football and swimming sections.
26-621: KKS could refer to: KKS 1925 Kalisz , a football club in Poland Giiwo language (ISO 639-3 code), an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nigeria Kankesanthurai , Sri Lanka Kinin–kallikrein system , a hormonal system Kirk Sandall railway station , England Kool Savas , a rap musician from Germany Kristiania Kommunale Sporveie , a defunct tram operator in Oslo, Norway Kuala Kangsar,
52-460: A women's football team. They reached the Polish Cup semi-finals in 2023, eliminating Ekstraklasa teams such as Widzew Łódź , Górnik Zabrze and Śląsk Wrocław , before losing to Legia Warsaw . In the 2023–24 season, KKS 1925 failed to secure promotion to the I liga despite finishing in a commendable third place, as they lost 1–2 to Stal Stalowa Wola in the play-off final. The club has
78-468: A long but turbulent history, majority of it spent in amateur or semi-professional divisions. the original club was founded in 1925 as Kaliski Klub Sportowy Kalisz . In December 1948, a merger of 7 local clubs from the local textile industry created a new club, which was eventually renamed in February 1950 as Włókienniczy Związkowy Klub Sportowy Włókniarz Kalisz . However, a dire financial situation caused
104-518: A penalty shootout (0–0, p. 4–1). From 2010 to 2020, Stal maintained a consistent presence in the II liga . The 2019–20 II liga season began severely for the Subcarpathian team – they had one point in the initial five matches. After the loss to Błękitni Stargard (0–1), the coach Paweł Wtorek resigned. He was replaced by Szymon Szydełko, who was unable to turn around the club's fortunes. Stalówka finished
130-514: A play-off victory against Górnik Knurów . Stal Stalowa Wola featured in Ekstraklasa during the subsequent seasons: 987–88 , 1991–92 , 1993–94 and 1994–95 . Notable achievements of Stal include reaching the quarter-finals of the Polish Cup in the 1991–92 edition . Following their triumph in the 2001–02 II liga (fourth group), Stal ascended to the I liga . However, in their debut season at
156-458: A relatively large fan-base considering its lack of on-field achievements and lowly league position throughout its history. The ultras number from 150–1000 for matches depending on the rival. The fans have however place a strong emphasis of the hooligan element of support . The fan movement started in the 90's as a local Widzew Łódź fan-club. They established friendly relations with Ceramika Opoczno in 1995, which lasted until 2000. Also in 1995
182-463: A separate entity not a fan-club), Elana Toruń , and Italian fans of Como . The club has two large rivals: Górnik Konin and Ostrovia Ostrów Wielkopolski . Both rivals sympathise with regional powerhouse Lech Poznań , KKS being one of the very few lower league teams in Greater Poland not to do so. Fans frequently shout Autonomia Kaliska! ("Kaliszan Autonomy!"), referring for autonomy from
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234-456: Is a Polish professional football club based in Stalowa Wola , Subcarpathian Voivodeship . Founded in 1938, they will compete in the 2024–25 I liga , the second tier of Polish football , following successive promotions from the 2022–23 III liga and 2023–24 II liga . Stal's greatest success are 12th place in the 1993–94 Ekstraklasa , 1990–91 I liga championship and the quarter-final of
260-438: Is called "Stalówka The Firm". In 2020 officially begun a friendship with Ultras of Italian giants Inter Curva Nord Milano . The great character species have games between Stal and Siarka Tarnobrzeg (called the great derby of Subcarpathia ), Motor Lublin (called the east derby) and KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski (called the metallurgical derby). Stal Stalowa Wola II is a Polish football team, which serves as
286-516: The 1991–92 Polish Cup . It is the fourth best team in the history of the I liga , second professional association football division. Since the spring round of the 2019–20 season , Stalowa Wola has played its home games at the 3,764-capacity Subcarpathian Football Center . Previously the team had played at the MOSiR Stadium from the 1930s, when the stadium was built. The club has a long-standing rivalry with Siarka Tarnobrzeg , and matches between
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#1732858491015312-515: The III liga in the 2002–03 season, officially disbanding in March 2003. The club reformed under the name KKS Prosna Kalisz but failed to field a senior team. The fans and management of the club decided to re-establish the club from scratch in 2006, starting from the bottom of the football pyramid, the 8th tier ( klasa B ), and earned promotion in their first season. In that decision, they also decided to establish
338-612: The reserve team and an off-field rivalry with the local Lech fan-club. They also have a strong rivalry with the other Poznań club Warta Poznań . Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Stal Stalowa Wola Stal Stalowa Wola Piłkarska Spółka Akcyjna , commonly referred to as Stal Stalowa Wola ( Polish pronunciation: [ˈstal staˈlɔva ˈvɔla] ),
364-576: The "ZKS Stal Stalowa Wola" tradition. In July 2018, the city of Stalowa Wola took over the club's majority stake. In 1938, Feliks Olszak [ pl ] , who served as the director of Huta Stalowa Wola , founded Klub Sportowy Stalowa Wola (''Sports Club Stalowa Wola''). At that time, the club possessed a pitch devoid of running tracks and stands, and its players were purely amateurs. Training sessions were scheduled post work hours, with matches held exclusively on Sundays. The inaugural match occurred on 4 May 4 1939, coinciding with Saint Florian 's Day,
390-508: The Greater Poland region. In turn, their rivals respond with Wielkopolska bez Kalisza! ("Greater Poland without Kalisz!"). As a result of this KKS have rivalries with many other teams in the region who also sympathise with Lech, such as Kania Gostyń , Astra Krotoszyn , Jarota Jarocin , Pogoń Nowe Skalmierzyce , Polonia Kępno and Victoria Września . With regards to Lech itself, due to large discrepancy in divisions it has extended to only
416-405: The club to be liquidated on the 6 March 1992, and many sections of the club ceased to exist. The football section of the club was reformed under the name Wistil in 1991, shortly before its official disbandment, and quickly returned to the name KKS Kalisz after disbandment of the original club. With lack of on-field successes and failure to climb the league pyramid, the club withdrew half through
442-496: The fans established friendly relations with Chrobry Głogów . However, during a match between Chrobry Głogów and Górnik Wałbrzych , huge fight erupted between Widzew and KKS fans, which resulted in KKS no longer being a Widzew fan-club. The friendship with Chrobry lasted until 2007. In the past there were friendly contacts with Pogoń Zduńska Wola and Warta Sieradz fans. Currently the fans have friendly contacts with Widzew Łódź (now as
468-525: The first match at the new stadium, on 29 February 2020, Stal drew 0–0 with Bytovia Bytów (it was also the inauguration of artificial lighting). Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Players who have been capped, including national youth football teams. Players who have played in
494-449: The higher tier, they finished fifteenth, landing in the relegation zone. Stal made a reappearance at this level in 2006 but descended to the third tier after the 2009–10 season of I liga , securing the penultimate position in the league, ahead of only Motor Lublin . In the 2009–10 Polish Cup edition, Stal advanced to the round of 16, notably eliminating the defending champion Lech Poznań , featuring Robert Lewandowski in their squad, in
520-414: The patron saint of steelworkers . Post- World War II , the club resumed its operations. Stal emerged victorious in the 1953 season of Klasa A (4th level). This triumph marked the first elevation of footballers from Stalowa Wola to the II liga (2nd level) in 1973, under the guidance of Jerzy Kopa . The team remained in the second league until 1987, when they secured promotion to Ekstraklasa following
546-602: The play-offs in the 2023–24 season . Their 2–1 victory over KKS 1925 Kalisz in the play-off final marked their return to the second tier after a 14-year absence. Stal Stalowa Wola plays its home matches at the Subcarpathian Football Center at the Hutnicza 10a Street. It opened in 2020 and has been the home stadium of Stal Stalowa Wola since its completion. The stadium has lighting and a heated pitch. It holds 3,764 people (including 258 seats for visitors fans). In
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#1732858491015572-469: The season in 15th, thus becoming relegated to III liga . Szydełko stayed at the club, beginning another season with a victory in the Polish Cup over the II liga side Skra Częstochowa (3–1 win). On October 31, 2020, after the 0–3 loss to Wisła Puławy , Szymon Szydełko was released from his contract (at the time of his release, Stal was sixth, 18 points behind to first place). On November 4, 2020, Jaromir Wieprzęć
598-598: The team of the Stal Stalowa Wola's stars against the Wisła Kraków 's stars in 2017. (H) – Home ; (A) – Away The following list is not complete. Stal Stalowa Wola fans have a friendship with supporters of GKS Jastrzębie , Łada Biłgoraj , Polonia Przemyśl , Sokół Nisko and Stal Rzeszów . Stal's major rivals are Hutnik Kraków , Korona Kielce , KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski , Motor Lublin , Siarka Tarnobrzeg and Stal Mielec . The team's fan group
624-456: The title KKS . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=KKS&oldid=967660941 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages KKS 1925 Kalisz The club has had
650-486: The two sides are known as the great derby of Subcarpathia . The club's traditional colours are green and black, and the club is known as Stalówka and Hutnicy ( Steelworkers ). At the beginning of its existence, it was associated with the Huta Stalowa Wola . In May 2010, a joint-stock sport company was built up under the name "Stal Stalowa Wola Piłkarska Spółka Akcyjna". It is the lawful successor and continuator of
676-539: Was announced as his successor. They were not able to win the promotion back the following season, finding themselves remaining in the fourth-tier III liga. In the 2022–23 season, Stal won the Polish Cup of the Subcarpathian Voivodeship and were promoted to the II liga – securing promotion in the penultimate round by winning 7–0 over Wisła Sandomierz and reaching a six-point lead over Avia Świdnik . Stal Stalowa Wola achieved back-to-back promotions through
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